Crazy Cats

MoMo or  Kazi

Not sure which cat this is but she is quite adventuresome.

Do you wave at your neighbor?

Living in the country is different than town.

Last house we lived in was on a busy road.  3 blocks from a gas station.  4 blocks from a major highway. 

It was convenient.

And loud.

We had traffic all the time and could hear the truckers when they had to use their air brakes.

Life is different now.

We see our neighbors.

And the mailman.  Actually half the time he drives up to the door and we chat a while.

Country is good.  Even gravel roads are good.  Dusty but quiet.

Megan is learning to drive. 

She's loving every minute of it.  Asks every time we get in the car to drive. 

I need that.  The reminder that she's growing up. 

In my mind she's still 8. 

She's not.

Giggly.  Confident.  Sassy.  Loving.  She's all those but not a little one anymore. 

Tonight it caught me right in the gut. She's looking ahead.  Making plans for the future.  One of those plans is driving.

I watched her meet another car and she initiated the wave.  You know the three fingered one where you don't lift your hand from the wheel.  You know the one that says "Hey neighbor"

My kids are experiencing country living.  Megan's learning gravel road driving before we move on to smoother roads. 

So far the neighbor's haven't complained. 

Sick of being sick

When momma's sick the world grinds to a halt. 

Or it feels that way.

I've had a nasty cold since Saturday.  No cooking, no school, no cleaning, nothing going on here.  Joshua has it too.  Worst part is the brain just doesn't work so even computer work is exhausting.

This is really hard because the weather has finally turned nice and I haven't even felt like being outside.  So instead of trimming apple tree branches & getting my garden ready to plant, I'm dreaming of seeds and enjoying the breeze from the front porch. 

I did walk to the mailbox yesterday and around the perimeter of our yard.  See the confused pups?  I was over the invisible fence line.  They really don't understand why I go past it.  It is  scary.

Praying I'm back to normal soon.

It feels like Christmas . . . .

Everyone slept in today and many are still wandering around in the pjs.  No plans today.  Church was canceled because of the 7 inches of snow on the ground.  Sad that we missed the fellowship of our church family but grateful to get to sleep in.  And yes this photo looks JUST like the one from last week.  I swear they are different.  I REALLY tired of the snow.  COME on SPRING!

We traveled may miles the past two days.  Spent what felt like a week in Waterloo, Iowa but it was truly only 36 hours from start to finish.

My kids are involved in Bible Quizzing and the Regional competition was Friday and Saturday.  It's a crazy trip.  We left Friday at 10, drove 5 hours.  Got settled at the hotel.  Quizzed 4ish hours.  Got back to hotel.  Slept 4-5 hours.  Back to quizzing for 4-5 more hours.  Got lunch and drove home. 

Like I said crazy.  Tiredness rules here right now. 

Sleeping Moxie smurf

It was such a blessing to hear scripture from Acts being quizzed over by all these teens who love Jesus.  Now we start the road to National's in April--headed to Pittsburgh, PA.

My kids have made life long friends through quizzing.  My oldest married a team mate.  God's word is cemented in their minds and mine. 

It was worth the craziness and lack of sleep. (I keep telling myself this--lol)

Quizzing is such a blessing to our family.